Leather Shorts
Worth a lookShows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 16% of clicks), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Competition
Incredible16%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Avg price
Incredible$25.49avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Great47%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Great382.97avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Great$9.47–$40.38cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Good$728K$728K/yr · 4.2M searches
Growth
Bad-4.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad0.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Bad23.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Is leather shorts profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, leather shorts is a $728K/yr Amazon United States market (4.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 47% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.
Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
leather shorts market size & sales
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.- Units sold / yr
- 25K–30K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $637K–$765K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.7%
- Avg BSR
- #10,969
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 95%
- Out of stock
- 0.8%
- Avg brand age
- 37 months
- Avg seller age
- 171 days
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (16% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
36 rising
Sellers
40
Top-5 brand share
47%
Top 20: 90%
Top-5 click share
16%
Top 20: 42%
Open market
47%
- Zebaexf16%
- Avanova10%
- Gaiibbt9%
- Floerns6%
- hibshaby6%
- ELLEVEN5%
leather shorts demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -4.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×
Top leather shorts search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.- leather shorts1.6M/yr
- black leather shorts891K/yr
- leather shorts for women548K/yr
- faux leather shorts198K/yr
- red leather shorts146K/yr
- white leather shorts64K/yr
- leather micro shorts89K/yr
- leather mini shorts86K/yr
- black leather shorts women105K/yr
- pleather shorts60K/yr
Top leather shorts products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Avanova Women Faux Leather High Waist Summer Shorts Lace Up Sexy Shorts Black Large
Avanova$26.564.2★97 rev
Womens High Waist Faux Leather Shorts Sexy PU Leather Matt Shorts Large Matte-Black
Zebaexf$24.984.2★2,567 rev
Hilltichu Womens Faux Leather Shorts High Waist Stretch Skinny Mini Shorts Sexy Hot Pants Black
Hilltichu$26.924.0★258 rev
Gatielzana Womens Metallic Rave Booty Shorts Shiny High Waisted Bottoms for Dance Festival Black M
Gatielzana$14.674.4★1,111 rev
hibshaby Leather Shorts Womens High Waisted Faux Leather Shorts Sexy Summer Black Shorts with Pockets Small
hibshaby$24.964.2★1,207 rev
Newest
by launch date
Zovcihgb High Waist Stretchy Faux Leather Shorts for Women PU Leather Shorts with Belt Loops Going Out Style (Above Mid-Thigh) Black
Zovcihgb$19.476 rev
HAWILAND Women Sexy Lace Up Faux Leather Shorts High Waist Y2K Going Out Rave Club Booty Mini Shorts Black Medium
HAWILAND$20.8610 rev
ELLEVEN Faux Leather Shorts for Women Low Rise Booty Shorts Stretchy Micro Fitted Hot Sexy Short Pants Concert Club Y2k Outfits Black Small
ELLEVEN$35.6932 rev
ELLEVEN Leather Mini Shorts for Women Black Micro Shorts Low Rise Booty Bottoms Sexy Concert Rave Going Out Festival Party Cute Hot Faux Sequin Pants Fall Summer Birthday Outfits Black Small
ELLEVEN$22.599 rev
Gaiibbt Womens Black 2XL Ruched Faux Leather Shorts High Waist Sexy Stretch Mini Booty Hot Shorts
Gaiibbt$18.5199 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumZovcihgb High Waist Stretchy Faux Leather Shorts for Women PU Leather Shorts with Belt Loops Going Out Style (Above Mid-Thigh) Black
Zovcihgb$19.474.6★
ELLEVEN Faux Leather Shorts for Women Low Rise Booty Shorts Stretchy Micro Fitted Hot Sexy Short Pants Concert Club Y2k Outfits Black Small
ELLEVEN$35.694.5★
HAWILAND Women Sexy Lace Up Faux Leather Shorts High Waist Y2K Going Out Rave Club Booty Mini Shorts Black Medium
HAWILAND$20.863.9★
Fufuriprefer Women Y2K Low Waist Studded Shorts Punk Fold Over Slim Fit Skinny Micro Mini Shorts Low Rise Sexy Bottom (Black S)
Fufuriprefer$17.954.0★
PRSFPN Faux Leather Shorts for Women Ruched Mini Short High Waist Sexy Rave (Black Large)
PRSFPN$23.564.6★
What reviews say buyers love and hate about leather shorts
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“not too tight”
“They are very comfortable”
“Great Stretch”
“Good quality”
“Soft material”
“Comfortable and stylish”
“Looks like leather”
“Just as advertised”
“worth it”
“Soft on the inside”
What buyers complain about
“Runs large”
“Unpleasant smell”
“Cheap”
“Material too cheap”
“Broken zipper”
“Cute fake leather”
“The waist part stop tight”
“Not what it looks like”
“One star off because the strings came undone a couple of times”
“Not much stretch”
Top return reasons
Common leather shorts questions
- Is leather shorts profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $728K/yr across 146 tracked products. 12 of 69 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -4.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (59/100).
- How competitive is the leather shorts niche?
- 36 brands and 40 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 16% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 47% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in leather shorts?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Smell, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 23.3% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for leather shorts peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct; the busiest month runs 3.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the leather shorts niche?
- Listings span $9.47–$40.38; the average listing price is $25.49 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 383 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.